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Irish a Gaelic language, closely related to Scots Gaelic Gaeltacht The areas where Irish is spoken as a first language Gaeilge The Irish for Irish Gaelic RnaG Raidio na Gaeltachta, Irish language radio station TnaG Teilifís na Gaeilge, Irish language TV station Fáinne Pin worn by fluent Irish speakers Currach a small boat made of a frame covered with waterproof material (Irish spelling "curach") Curragh flat, boggy area; _the_ Curragh is a plain in Co. Kildare, notable for its racecourse and the army barracks; also, an alternative spelling of Currach Ogham ancient script arranged along an edge or (later) a line, usually carved onto wood or stone, mainly preserved on stone monuments
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